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AND THE WINNER IS … Quiet Riot have Officially announced John Torra from Long Island New York as their New Lead Vocalist

Quiet Riot is… Johnny Kelly (Drums), Rudy Sarzo (Bass), John Torra (Vocals) & Alex Grossi (Guitars)  METAL SLUDGE / September 21st 2026 – Quiet Riot have officially announced their new lead vocalist, and it’s the one and only, John Torra of Fire ‘N Ice. Quiet Riot took to social media just now and have released the following statement as shared below.

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COMING SOON … Quiet Riot drops teaser photo on social media with the acronym ‘TBA’ across their new singer’s silhouette

Quiet Riot is…. Johnny Kelly (drums), Rudy Sarzo (bass), TBA (singer) and Alex Grossi (guitars)  METAL SLUDGE / September 14th 2026 – In a brand-new social media post the band Quiet Riot have just uploaded and shared a band image with their next lead singer in a silhouette. The image includes classic bassist Rudy Sarzo, long-term-tenured guitarist Alex Grossi, Johnny Kelly

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< < < VEILED DISRESPECT > > > Andrew Freeman says: “I am NOT the new singer for QUIET RIOT… Best of luck to whoever she… I mean, whoever it turns out to be”, Roy Cathey adds: “Their loss”

Andrew Freeman – Photo: Christopher Carroll / Roy Cathey – Photo: Joe Schaeffer  METAL SLUDGE / August 30th 2026 – The Quiet Riot world has been pretty ripe with interest over the last month or so but it really heated up over the weekend. Late last week Quiet Riot made a public statement that they have found their new frontman

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WHO’S ON FIRST? ..… Quiet Riot announce new Mystery Vocalist will debut in October, meanwhile they’ve enlisted Jason McMaster to sing 2 shows over the coming week then Jizzy Pearl returns to finish out September

METAL SLUDGE / August 27th 2026 – Quiet Riot have posted an announcement today that says they have officially welcomed their new lead vocalist which according to the calendar, took just under 6 weeks to fill that void. It appears the band’s search is over and the new frontman’s identity will be revealed very soon… with his official live debut

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< < MUSIC INDUSTRY BUZZ > > John Torra of New Jersey has Shared Videos of Him Singing Quiet Riot and His Voice is So Much Like Kevin DuBrow it’s Absolutely Scary!

“I’ve performed with John Torra on a number of occasions, and he is consistantly that amazing!” — Johnny Martin / L.A. Guns Bassist July 16th 2026 — Quiet Riot is currently looking for a new frontman and Metal Sludge has stumbled onto an amazing choice… meet John Torra out of Long Island New York… but his band Fire’N Ice, is

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LATIN AMERICA ….. Quiet Riot announce Spring 2027 Tour with shows in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Mexico & Bolivia

“Get ready for nights of maximum volume and pure rock n’ roll spirit.” — Quiet Riot June 11th 2026 — Quiet Riot have just announced several shows for a spring 2027 tour of Latin America. The Los Angeles based quartet will take their Metal Health brand of rock to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru in April of

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CHECK OUT ….. The Hair Metal Guru recent interviews w/ Jaime St. James, Brian Forsythe, Jeff Scott Soto, Alex Grossi, Bobbie Brown, Chris Slade, Zinny Zan and Stevie Rachelle

THE HAIR METAL GURU — The internet has a ton of podcasts and video shows, but here at Metal Sludge we look to turn you onto some of the better options out there. One of those, is our friend Anthony Bryant and his The Hair Metal Guru YouTube channel. Bryant, a former military veteran served duty in the Middle East

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TWO DAYS … Quiet Riot drummer Johnny Kelly explains how he was brought in to fill in for Frankie Banali, “He wanted me to be the one doing it.”

“At that point, it was like ‘There’s no way Quiet Riot would do a show without Frankie Banali And then, two days before the Dallas show, Alex called and was like ‘Can you do the show?’ and I was like ‘What do you mean ‘Do the show’?’ (laughter) He was like ‘Frankie’s not going to be there. Can you cover?’

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